Based on what's currently in the WW/FA Pool in my league, I like the following DEF matchups:

MIA vs JAXDET @ ARZSD vs CAR (I'm rostering SD)MIN @ STLTEN vs NYJ

As for PKs, it really does depend on who is on your WW/FA. I would basically target a PK that will either be playing @ home or in a dome....and don't be afraid to select a PK that plays for a crappy team - maybe someone like Dan Carpenter (PK-MIA) might be available as the 'Fins host JAX in Week 15. I hope this helps.

SDC....their offense is a mess, but aside from the converted 4th and 29 last week, they have been solid. If Rivers can convert and stop getting sacked and/or stop committing turnovers their DEF will be respectable.

michaelhazuka wrote:SDC....their offense is a mess, but aside from the converted 4th and 29 last week, they have been solid. If Rivers can convert and stop getting sacked and/or stop committing turnovers their DEF will be respectable.

Bigby is gone for the year so I'm interested to see how that affects them this week.

SDC get PIT week 14, then CAR week 15, and NYJ week 16. For what is likely left on the WW, hard to not like those match-ups. Their success is linked to Rivers unfortunately. Every time I see their offense play it's miserable. Rivers is sacked on almost every possession. If they could solidify the OL, it would help them tremendously. Their DEF seems to perform against marginal teams as well...good rush defense with the mentioned matchups against predominately rush-oriented teams.

SDC get PIT week 14, then CAR week 15, and NYJ week 16. For what is likely left on the WW, hard to not like those match-ups. Their success is linked to Rivers unfortunately. Every time I see their offense play it's miserable. Rivers is sacked on almost every possession. If they could solidify the OL, it would help them tremendously. Their DEF seems to perform against marginal teams as well...good rush defense with the mentioned matchups against predominately rush-oriented teams.

If yards against and/or points allowed are not too much of a concern in your league's scoring system, then the upcoming matchups for SD is certainly a turnover-friendly schedule. However, as noted above, if the offense struggles it may certainly influence the defense's ability to take advantage of opportunities.

SDC get PIT week 14, then CAR week 15, and NYJ week 16. For what is likely left on the WW, hard to not like those match-ups. Their success is linked to Rivers unfortunately. Every time I see their offense play it's miserable. Rivers is sacked on almost every possession. If they could solidify the OL, it would help them tremendously. Their DEF seems to perform against marginal teams as well...good rush defense with the mentioned matchups against predominately rush-oriented teams.

If yards against and/or points allowed are not too much of a concern in your league's scoring system, then the upcoming matchups for SD is certainly a turnover-friendly schedule. However, as noted above, if the offense struggles it may certainly influence the defense's ability to take advantage of opportunities.

I can see not taking yards into account for a DEF, but what kind of fantasy league scoring for DEF disregards points allowed? That seems awfully stupid.

I wouldn't feel confident with SD against CAR. Cam Newton looked good on Monday night and Rivers is a turnover machine himself.

Also, I am going to assume Roethlisberger will be back next week, so Week 14 vs. PIT is not a good matchup at all either. So, basically just Week 16 is a good matchup.

Points allowed being not too much of a concern is different than ignoring completely. Some leagues give a bonus for a shutout and a diminishing value based on points scored, but don't penalize for very high scores.

I wouldn't feel confident with SD against CAR. Cam Newton looked good on Monday night

...he played against a terrible team. Less than two months ago he lost his team's respect. I am not sold on Newton this year....would love to know how Steve Smith thinks of him. They lost Stewart to IR. They still have a stable of backs(DWill, Tolbert, and might as well say Newton), but I don't see him duplicating that effort again this year.

FutBol wrote:Points allowed being not too much of a concern is different than ignoring completely. Some leagues give a bonus for a shutout and a diminishing value based on points scored, but don't penalize for very high scores.

^^^ This. --- In our league, our DEF-scoring ranges from +10 pts for a shutout to -5 pts for 35+ points allowed. ...So, while keeping the score down is definitely worthwhile, you can actually earn a lot of points from your DEF by getting sacks and turnovers, especially for the DEF-TDs. ...So, I tend to search the WW for high-TO matchups rather than potential low-scoring battles. Accomplishing both is a HUGE bonus!

Based on my reasoning above, I look for opponents facing NYJ, ARZ, PHI, DAL (could be high-scoring games but with lots of TOs), SD, KC, DET, and now PIT, as well. etc.

I wouldn't feel confident with SD against CAR. Cam Newton looked good on Monday night

...he played against a terrible team. Less than two months ago he lost his team's respect. I am not sold on Newton this year....would love to know how Steve Smith thinks of him. They lost Stewart to IR. They still have a stable of backs(DWill, Tolbert, and might as well say Newton), but I don't see him duplicating that effort again this year.

While Cam is not the stud of last year there are still a decent number of QB's I would rather see my fantasy defense playing against.

FutBol wrote:Points allowed being not too much of a concern is different than ignoring completely. Some leagues give a bonus for a shutout and a diminishing value based on points scored, but don't penalize for very high scores.

^^^ This. --- In our league, our DEF-scoring ranges from +10 pts for a shutout to -5 pts for 35+ points allowed. ...So, while keeping the score down is definitely worthwhile, you can actually earn a lot of points from your DEF by getting sacks and turnovers, especially for the DEF-TDs. ...So, I tend to search the WW for high-TO matchups rather than potential low-scoring battles. Accomplishing both is a HUGE bonus!

Based on my reasoning above, I look for opponents facing NYJ, ARZ, PHI, DAL (could be high-scoring games but with lots of TOs), SD, KC, DET, and now PIT, as well. etc.